diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index 2682253..1d3d3f3 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ motor~=3.0.0
 pyyaml<6
 -e git+https://github.com/openmaptiles/openmaptiles-tools#egg=openmaptiles-tools
 sqlparse~=0.4.2
-sqlalchemy[asyncio]~=1.4.39 <2.0
+sqlalchemy[asyncio]~=1.4.39
 asyncpg~=0.24.0
 pyshp~=2.3.1
 alembic~=1.7.7